题名: |
National Transportation Safety Board Railroad Accident Report: Collision of Metrolink Train 111 With Union Pacific Train LOF6512, Chatsworth, California, on September 12, 2008. |
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railroad accidents,accident investigations,metrolink train;fatalities, passengers, injuries, collisions, derailment, accident causes, damage, transportation safety, emergency preparedness, recommendations;union pacific train |
摘要: |
About 4:22 p.m., Pacific daylight time, on Friday, September 12, 2008, westbound Southern California Regional Rail Authority Metrolink train 111, consisting of one locomotive and three passenger cars, collided head-on with eastbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight train LOF6512 near Chatsworth, California. The Metrolink train derailed its locomotive and lead passenger car; the UP train derailed its 2 locomotives and 10 of its 17 cars. The force of the collision caused the locomotive of train 111 to telescope into the lead passenger coach by about 52 feet. The accident resulted in 25 fatalities, including the engineer of train 111. Emergency response agencies reported transporting 102 injured passengers to local hospitals. Damages were estimated to be in excess of $12 million. / Title Note: Railroad accident rept. / Supplementary Notes: Microfiche reproduction is in black and white. Not available as an electronic download. / Availability Note: Paper copy available on Standing Order, credit card payment accepted. Single copies also available in paper copy, microfiche and on CD-ROM. Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA, 22312, USA. / NTIS Prices: PC A06/MF A06 / NTIS In-house Control Codes: ntsb;12111,1101 |
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科技报告 |